Humphrey v. Merriam
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Earn--sey county, Wilkin, J., presiding, overruling a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Collins, J.1
The complaint in this action sets forth the purchase by plaintiff from defendant of certain shares of the capital stock of a corporation, the real value of which depended upon the value of a mine then owned by said corporation in Dakota; that said defendant, by his agent, for the purpose of inducing plaintiff to make the purchase, with intent to cheat and defraud plaintiff, did falsely and fraudulently represent and warrant certain things (fully detailed) about said mine,, which were in fact untrue, and so known to be by defendant; and did also, upon the same day, in person, by an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gertler v. LinscottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
3Cited by10 opinions
- Yavapai County v. O'NeillArizona Supreme Court · 1892
- Needham v. HalversonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
- Barthelemy v. Foley Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Olesen v. RetzlaffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
- Sheets v. ProsserNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1907
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